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#1 Augie

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:12 AM

Dear Santa!

I want Christopher Nolan to reboot the Harry Potter movies,
and everything is realistic, explainable, no nonsense. No
witchcraft, wizards and without any magic. Just back to the
basics.

I think it's about time.


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Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:15 AM

:lol:
Burn the witch! Burn her!

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:42 AM

I can hear Zimmer's pounding one note theme already!

And imagine the plot: it'd be a complete and utter labyrinth of indecipherable teen angst; rich in a flavour of grave seriousness.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 07:43 AM

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:02 AM

I can picture how Nolan would tackle Percy Jackson and the Olympians:
For Zeus he would naturally have
Yeah, Zeus! As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't fuck with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?
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"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:13 AM

And straight out of the left field, Chris Evan will be cast as Lord Voldemort, tragically dying just after principle photography has wrapped.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:14 AM

Oh yeah beware the Nolan curse. Worse than Avada kedavra.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:15 AM

And straight out of the left field, Chris Evan will be cast as Lord Voldemort, tragically dying just after principle photography has wrapped.


No, he'll get Tom Hardy to play Voldy.

And Michael Caine for Dumbledore, obviously.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:26 AM

Lav, Arry. Du Mirra shouws you lav. Bat doun't trast it.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 09:46 AM

The final scene of the final movie would be Potter waking up, on a beach, next to a spinning top.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 10:38 AM

In Nolan's showdown, Harry would lose the fight.
He's no grown-up. He's a child. Voldy is an adult.
Harry can't win.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 10:40 AM

In Nolan's showdown, Harry would lose the fight.
He's no grown-up. He's a child. Voldy is an adult.
Harry can't win.

And it would be fought with guns since there is no such thing as magic!

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 10:51 AM

The kids use only bolo knives, and brass knuckles.
Weasley has just an old hosepipe.

Usually, Voldemort kills pupils with a heavy brick.

But what about Ken Loach's Jurassic Park?

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:24 AM

In Nolan's showdown, Harry would lose the fight.
He's no grown-up. He's a child. Voldy is an adult.
Harry can't win.


In Nolan's film, Harry would die the night his parents were killed by Voldy. A baby cannot survive when being attacked by the greatest terrorist (since Voldy wouldn't be a wizard) the world has ever seen.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:29 AM


In Nolan's showdown, Harry would lose the fight.
He's no grown-up. He's a child. Voldy is an adult.
Harry can't win.


In Nolan's film, Harry would die the night his parents were killed by Voldy. A baby cannot survive when being attacked by the greatest terrorist (since Voldy wouldn't be a wizard) the world has ever seen.

True. Except Voldy would have short term memory loss and he would have to piece together his killing of the Potter family through the film while his money grabbing friend Wormtail would try to "help" him. And in the end you finally find out what he has done at which point of course the film ends in a big question mark what happens after.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:40 AM

A gritty reboot of the Harry Potter films? If there's one thing I DON'T want to see, it's that.
I already consider about 75% of the current Harry Potter films to be too gritty and to have lost the magic and sense of fun that they should have had.
Seriously, when I watched the last film, I could not make out what was going on for about half the time. Misguided direction? For certain!
Can't stand that "modern movie syndrome". Dark, gritty, "over-realistic", YUCK!
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 12:32 PM

Exactly!

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 01:27 PM

A gritty reboot of the Harry Potter films? If there's one thing I DON'T want to see, it's that.
I already consider about 75% of the current Harry Potter films to be too gritty and to have lost the magic and sense of fun that they should have had.
Seriously, when I watched the last film, I could not make out what was going on for about half the time. Misguided direction? For certain!
Can't stand that "modern movie syndrome". Dark, gritty, "over-realistic", YUCK!


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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:08 PM

Wait till TDKR, then you'll see the realism...

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:16 PM

Strangley enough, Gary Oldman would still be in the Harry Potter series...
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:16 PM

Wait till TDKR, then you'll see the realism...


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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:34 PM

Humor. It is a difficult concept.

Don't worry, I know it was meant to be funny. Just seemed like a good opportunity to whine about modern movies. :lick:
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:57 PM

With the Batwing? Yeah, right!


There's more xD

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 03:59 PM

It would look like Heat.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 04:01 PM

I can already see Zimmer telling fans "Hedwig's Theme" or "Harry's Wondrous World" is too "jolly". He'll hold back his own theme b/c Harry hasn't earned it yet b/c he's still learning how to be a master wizard or whatever.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 04:06 PM

I can already see the title of the first film:

Harry Potter & The Philosopher Stoned

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 04:30 PM

The Dark Lord Rises.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:12 PM


And straight out of the left field, Chris Evan will be cast as Lord Voldemort, tragically dying just after principle photography has wrapped.


No, he'll get Tom Hardy to play Voldy.

And Michael Caine for Dumbledore, obviously.


Christian Bale could be Snape. Why on earth am I even taking part in this discussion...

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:13 PM



And straight out of the left field, Chris Evan will be cast as Lord Voldemort, tragically dying just after principle photography has wrapped.


No, he'll get Tom Hardy to play Voldy.

And Michael Caine for Dumbledore, obviously.


Christian Bale could be Snape. Why on earth am I even taking part in this discussion...


And Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the young teenage Harry Potter ;)

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:21 PM

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:24 PM

Let him just reboot everything. High School Musical included.

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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:55 PM

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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:41 AM

Nolan's Batman movies aren't actually realistic. It's the illusion of realism.
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:48 AM

Nolan's Batman movies aren't actually realistic. It's the illusion of realism.


Actually, its the realism of illusion.

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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:51 AM

I want to see him reboot The Color Purple next, with Beyonce.

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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:51 AM


Nolan's Batman movies aren't actually realistic. It's the illusion of realism.


Actually, its the realism of illusion.


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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:53 AM

That's Nolan's philosophy.

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Posted 25 May 2012 - 01:00 AM

Haven't you guys heard yet? Nolan is remaking the Lord of the Rings trilogy! And Quint here has already revealed the title of the film for us ;)

The Dark Lord Rises.


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Posted 25 May 2012 - 01:03 AM

Haven't you guys heard yet? Nolan is remaking the Lord of the Rings trilogy! And Quint here has already revealed the title of the film for us ;)


The Dark Lord Rises.


Probably he's making The Silmarillion instead of remaking LOTR...

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Posted 25 May 2012 - 01:05 AM


Haven't you guys heard yet? Nolan is remaking the Lord of the Rings trilogy! And Quint here has already revealed the title of the film for us ;)


The Dark Lord Rises.


Probably he's making The Silmarillion instead of remaking LOTR...


Nah, the Silmarillion is too episodic for Nolan's tastes. And even more fantastical than LOTR, so its harder for him to smash into a sense of realism ;)

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